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Refund Policy: If a class has insufficient students, you will be refunded for the whole class. If you cancel a class, you will be refunded for the cost of the class, but not the Admin fee or processing fee.
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Class: Stepping Up - Whose Expectations Are You Following? Grade: 6th-8th Dates: Mondays Sept. 8 - Nov. 24 Time: 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Location: 2445 136th Ave, Dorr MI 49323 Instructor: Alvin Essenburg Cost: $120 class + $5 equipment/copies + $30 Admin non-refundable fee Required Materials: Clothing to be outdoors for part or all of the time Closed-toed shoes Notebook Pencil |
Class Description: Each day is full of expectations, but whose are you following? We will be digging into what the Bible expects from us. Then we will practice living them out while we work as a team, the body of Christ, through different outdoor initiative courses. We will be encouraging each other to step up during the rest of the week and we will be discussing what God is calling us to do. |
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Class: Introduction to Chemistry - Part 1 Grade: 6th-8th Dates: Mondays Sept. 8 - Nov. 24 Time: 9:50 AM - 10:50 AM Location: 2445 136th Ave, Dorr MI 49323 Instructor: Alvin Essenburg Cost: $120 class + $5 equipment/copies + $30 Admin non-refundable fee Required Materials: Notebook Pencil Calculator |
Class Description: Have you ever wondered why the periodic table is organized the way it is? Have you ever wondered how atoms combine and create everything we see around us? In this class, we will be modeling ionic bonds and building covalent bonds using toothpicks and packing peanuts to explore the world that God has created around us. By the end of the class, students will be trying their hands at writing the correct chemical formulas for and balancing the equations of chemical reactions that they will get to see firsthand. |
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Class: Saxon Math - 7th Grade - Part 1 Grade: 6th-8th Dates: Mondays Sept. 8 - Nov. 24 Time: 11:10 AM - 12:10 PM Location: 2445 136th Ave, Dorr MI 49323 Instructor: Alvin Essenburg Cost: $120 class + $5 equipment/copies + $30 Admin non-refundable fee Required Materials: Saxon Math 8/7 Homeschool with Prealgebra, Third Edition Textbook ISBN: 1-59141-320-6 Test and Workbook ISBN: 1-59141-324-9 Solutions Manual ISBN: 1-59141-328-1 Bring completed assignments back to class each week Notebook Pencil Calculator |
Class Description: In this class, we will investigate God's orderly world. Every class will start with a review of the four assignments that were assigned at the end of the last class. Please complete the assignments or quizzes before you come to class so you can ask questions as needed. The second part of the class will introduce the new content so that it can be practiced at home through 4 different assignments. The class will teach the content of the first half of the book. |
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Class: How Math Connects With The Real World - Newton's Laws and Simple Machines Grade: 6th-8th Dates: Mondays Sept. 8 - Nov. 24 Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Location: 2445 136th Ave, Dorr MI 49323 Instructor: Alvin Essenburg Cost: $120 class + $5 equipment/copies + $30 Admin non-refundable fee Required Materials: Clothing to be outdoors for part or all of the time Closed-toed shoes Notebook Pencil Calculator |
Class Description: In this class, we will calculate what theory tells us, comparing it to what we actually measure outside. We will be measuring the time and distance of our movements to calculate speed and acceleration. We will calculate the mechanical advantage of different simple machines by balancing our bodies on levers, pulling objects up inclined planes, and even picking each other up with pulleys and a rope. This class will take a hands-on approach to scientific theory and gives real-world application to practice mathematics. |
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Class: What are you fighting for? Grade: 6th-8th Only Boys Dates: Mondays Sept. 8 - Nov. 24 Time: 2:20 PM - 3:20 PM Location: 2445 136th Ave, Dorr MI 49323 Instructor: Alvin Essenburg Cost: $120 class + $5 equipment/copies + $30 Admin non-refundable fee Required Materials: Clothing to be outdoors for part or all of the time Closed-toed shoes Notebook Pencil Calculator |
Class Description: In life, are you "busy" with stuff that really matters? The Bible gives us a mission to follow, one of men's biggest problems is complacency. We will be digging into what the Bible says we should be fighting for and then practicing it by living out our faith while working together on a low ropes course to overcome challenges! |
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Saxon Math - Algebra 2 - Part 1 Grade: 9th - 12th Dates: Tuesdays Sept. 9 - Nov. 25 Time: 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM Location: 2445 136th Ave, Dorr MI 49323 Instructor: Alvin Essenburg Cost: $240 class + $30 Admin non-refundable fee Prerequisite: Algebra 1 Pass this placement test at home with at least an 85% before enrolling in the class Required Materials: Algebra 2 An Incremental Development, Third Edition Textbook: ISBN 978-1-56577-140-6 Testing book (with answers): ISBN-13: 978-6003-2014-9 ISBN-10: 1-6003-2014-7 Solutions Manual: ISBN 1-56577-143-5 Bring completed assignments back to class each week Notebook Pencil Scientific Calculator |
Class Description: In this class, we will investigate God's orderly world. Every class will start by reviewing the four assignments that were given out at the end of the last class. Please complete and check the assignments or quizzes before you come to class so you can ask questions as needed. The second part of the class will introduce the new content so that it can be practiced at home through 4 different assignments. The class will teach the content of the first half of the book. |
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Class: Upper Elementary Nature Journaling - Part 1 Grade: 3rd - 5th Dates: Tuesdays Sept. 9 - Nov. 25 Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Location: Bysterveld Park - 4171 14th St, Dorr, MI 49323 Instructor: Alvin Essenburg Cost: $120 class + $30 Admin non-refundable fee Required Materials: Clothing to be outdoors - rain or shine Closed toe-shoes Sunscreen/Bug spray as needed Clipboard with storage Notebook Pencil Colored pencils |
Class Description: We will explore the park and take the time needed to notice what is around us and wonder at what God has made. We will practice specific tips about how we can use drawings, numbers, and words in our journals to communicate and wonder about what God has made. We will practice making scale drawings, making maps, measuring, and estimating when we can’t properly do so in order to investigate the world around us. |
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Class: Middle School Nature Journaling - Part 1 Grade: 6th - 8th Dates: Tuesdays Sept. 9 - Nov. 25 Time: 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM Location: Bysterveld Park - 4171 14th St, Dorr, MI 49323 Instructor: Alvin Essenburg Cost: $120 class + $5 equipment/copies + $30 Admin non-refundable fee Required Materials: Clothing to be outdoors - rain or shine Closed toe-shoes Sunscreen/Bug spray as needed Clipboard with storage Notebook Pencil Colored pencils Calculator |
Class Description: We will explore the park and take the time to investigate what God has made. Journaling will include drawings, numbers, and words. Mathematics will be used as we begin to estimate numbers, whether to estimate populations in the thousands or to use our individual pacing to measure distances and heights. Bird songs will be analyzed and journaled about and we will look at different ways that objects can be compared to help us really see the variety that God has made. We will even run our own investigations to discover new things that we didn’t know! |
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Class: What are macroinvertebrates, why are they important, and what can they tell us about pollution? Grade: 6th - 8th Dates: Tuesdays Sept. 9 - Nov. 25 Time: 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Location: Bysterveld Park - 4171 14th St, Dorr, MI 49323 Instructor: Alvin Essenburg Cost: $120 class + $5 equipment/copies + $30 Admin non-refundable fee Required Materials: Clothing to be outdoors - rain or shine Closed toe-shoes Sunscreen/Bug spray as needed Clipboard with storage Notebook Pencil Colored pencils Calculator |
Class Description: How many fish are in the pond? Roll up your sleeves and we will count and estimate them. Ever seen a macroinvertebrate? We will scrape them out of the pond to take a close look at them. What are food chains anyway, and where do these macroinvertebrates fit in? Did you know that you can use macroinvertebrates to help determine the pollution level in a stream or body of water? Our hands will get dirty, but we will get to peek into a world of miniature creatures that God has made. It's A Mite! |